My mom made Olivye a little differently.

This version has changes from the original recipe and faintly resembles Olivier's original creation -- but the ingredients are rather more handy.

It’s a traditional dish in the Russian cuisine and served in most restaurants and parties. Olivier Salad, also known in other countries as Russian Potato Salad, is one of the most famous Russian foods. Her recipe included potatoes, carrots, eggs, pickles, imitation crab, green apples, and mayo. This filling, hearty, and comforting salad is usually served on various occasions, but mostly on a New Year’s Eve which is the most important Russian holiday of the year. Of course, my version of low carb Olivier salad has no potatoes or apples. How to make Olivier salad The main ingredients of the Olivier salad are diced potatoes, vegetables, eggs and chicken (or ham) to which mayonnaise is incorporated. Olivier Salad is a Russian salad composed of diced potatoes, vegetables and chicken bound in mayonnaise. Authentic Russian olivye is a salad made with boiled potatoes, carrots, and eggs mixed with pickles and peas in a mayonnaise dressing. Olivier salad, also known as Russian Salad, was originally invented by Lucien Olivier for the Hermitage restaurant in Moscow in the 1860’s; it was then adapted by Ivan Ivanov, who later sold the recipe for publication. Today, we are going to Russia for a simple yet very tasty salad called Olivier salad (оливье or салат оливье in Russian). This Olivier Salad (Russian Potato Salad) recipe is such a unique recipe. It’s not low carb, but I liked it more than most because she used much less potatoes than most Russian Olivier salad recipes. This salad is commonly known as the Russian Salad, or Olivye in the Ukrainian community. Over the years, it gained in popularity not only in Russia, but throughout the rest of the Soviet Union and Europe.